Playing the Elder Unknown: In which I (attempt to) play Battlespire and Aerna
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 5:21 am
So, being that these are two games I have never played before, I thought I'd try to play them. Here I will chronicle noteworthy adventures, mishaps, and, most likely, disastrous misfortunes.
There will be spoilers.
There will also be a *Lot* of mistakes, because when I say I've never played them before, let me add that I've only seen about five minutes of gameplay for each. I am, in short, completely new to Battlespire and Arena. Very new.
So, sit back, relax, and have a laugh. I know I am.
I begin with Battlespire. A Dark Elven fighter-spellcaster seems good. I take Critical Weakness to Poison and Inability to use Heavy Armour and Daedric to get 3x Int Magicka in Spell Points, Regenerate Magicka, Regenerate Health, and Rapid Healing. I then drop everything but Strength, Int, Speed, and Luck to 45, to bump my Strength and Speed. I buy a few spells; healing, teleport, cure poison, slow fall, and then I head off on my adventure.
At this point, experienced Battlespire players are nodding along.
You do not get default equipment in Battlespire. My character is naked.
Attempt #2 begins with dropping my Strength and Speed to 50 to buy what looks like a cuirass, helmet, boots, gauntlets, and pauldrons. One of each.
Yeeehp.
Although the picture shows two boots, the name says "Boot". There's a reason for that.
I awkwardly shuffle out of the Battlespire room and head over to play Arena.
In a fit of lunacy, I play a High Elven Mage. Boost Int to max, get dropped in prison cell. I check my character, arm myself with a dagger, and head out of my prison cell for the wide world of "I can cast one Fire Bolt spell and then one Light Heal and I'm done". But, I kill the goblin, after some metaphorical and literal flailing around.
I then head back to my cell to heal. The irony of this is not lost on me.
I'd like to take a moment to talk about how nice it is that you can see your surroundings while resting in Arena. It gives a nice, comforting feeling of false security.
The two rats who show up while I rest agree. So does the armed human of some sort, who kills me with a single hit.
And so, it is time for sleep.
For me, not the characters. ...Are characters asleep when you're not playing the game? Does everyone just awkwardly stand around and shuffle their feet? Are they but actors on a stage playing a part for you?
But for now, goodnight.
"Morning, Sam." "Morning, Ralph."
There will be spoilers.
There will also be a *Lot* of mistakes, because when I say I've never played them before, let me add that I've only seen about five minutes of gameplay for each. I am, in short, completely new to Battlespire and Arena. Very new.
So, sit back, relax, and have a laugh. I know I am.
I begin with Battlespire. A Dark Elven fighter-spellcaster seems good. I take Critical Weakness to Poison and Inability to use Heavy Armour and Daedric to get 3x Int Magicka in Spell Points, Regenerate Magicka, Regenerate Health, and Rapid Healing. I then drop everything but Strength, Int, Speed, and Luck to 45, to bump my Strength and Speed. I buy a few spells; healing, teleport, cure poison, slow fall, and then I head off on my adventure.
At this point, experienced Battlespire players are nodding along.
You do not get default equipment in Battlespire. My character is naked.
Attempt #2 begins with dropping my Strength and Speed to 50 to buy what looks like a cuirass, helmet, boots, gauntlets, and pauldrons. One of each.
Yeeehp.
Although the picture shows two boots, the name says "Boot". There's a reason for that.
I awkwardly shuffle out of the Battlespire room and head over to play Arena.
In a fit of lunacy, I play a High Elven Mage. Boost Int to max, get dropped in prison cell. I check my character, arm myself with a dagger, and head out of my prison cell for the wide world of "I can cast one Fire Bolt spell and then one Light Heal and I'm done". But, I kill the goblin, after some metaphorical and literal flailing around.
I then head back to my cell to heal. The irony of this is not lost on me.
I'd like to take a moment to talk about how nice it is that you can see your surroundings while resting in Arena. It gives a nice, comforting feeling of false security.
The two rats who show up while I rest agree. So does the armed human of some sort, who kills me with a single hit.
And so, it is time for sleep.
For me, not the characters. ...Are characters asleep when you're not playing the game? Does everyone just awkwardly stand around and shuffle their feet? Are they but actors on a stage playing a part for you?
But for now, goodnight.
"Morning, Sam." "Morning, Ralph."